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READ
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, even in today’s world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever since. It also aims to promote consumers’ rights and demand that the law and companies protect these rights. Also on this day, campaigns take place to highlight the social injustices that abuse consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, the use of hazardous technologies and production processes, and the sale of harmful products. Previous campaigns have focused on junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for all to energy, and corporate control of the food chain.
The website Consumers International.org states World Consumer Rights Day has its origins in the 1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four basic consumer rights: The right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. The website has added another four to these: The right to satisfaction of basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the right to a healthy environment. Kennedy also defined who consumers are: “Consumers, by definition, include us all….They are the largest economic group, affecting and affected by almost every public and private economic decision. Yet they are the only important group... whose views are often not heard.” Be heard today.
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PHRASE MATCH
THE READING / TAPESCRIPT
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, even in today’s world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever since. It also aims to promote consumers’ rights and demand that the law and companies protect these rights. Also on this day, campaigns take place to highlight the social injustices that abuse consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, the use of hazardous technologies and production processes, and the sale of harmful products. Previous campaigns have focused on junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for all to energy, and corporate control of the food chain.
The website Consumers International.org states World Consumer Rights Day has its origins in the 1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four basic consumer rights: The right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. The website has added another four to these: The right to satisfaction of basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the right to a healthy environment. Kennedy also defined who consumers are: “Consumers, by definition, include us all….They are the largest economic group, affecting and affected by almost every public and private economic decision. Yet they are the only important group... whose views are often not heard.” Be heard today.
Sources: http://www.wikipedia.org/ and assorted sites.
PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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an annual day for consumers
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grown ever since
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It started in 1983 and has
b.
technologies
3.
injustices that abuse
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the food chain
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the use of hazardous
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to get together
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Previous campaigns have focused
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consumers’ rights
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corporate control of
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on junk food and children
Paragraph 2
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Consumer Rights Day has its origins
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include us all
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John F. Kennedy created four
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four to these
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The website has added another
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in the 1960s
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the right to a
d.
views are often not heard
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Consumers, by definition,
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basic consumer rights
6.
the only important group... whose
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healthy environment
LISTENING GAP FILL
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day _________________ get together and know they have rights, even in today’s world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 _________________ since. It also aims to promote consumers’ rights and demand that the law and companies _________________. Also on this day, campaigns take place to highlight the social injustices that abuse consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, _________________ technologies and production processes, and the sale of harmful products. Previous campaigns _________________ junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for all to energy, and corporate ___________________ chain.
The website Consumers International.org states World Consumer Rights Day _________________ the 1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four basic consumer rights: _________________, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. The website _________________ four to these: The right to satisfaction of basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the right to a healthy environment. Kennedy _________________ consumers are: “Consumers, by definition, include us all….They are the largest economic group, _________________ by almost every public and private economic decision. Yet they are the only important group... ____________________ not heard.” Be heard today.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Consumer Rights Day is an __________ day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, __________ in today’s world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever __________. It also aims to promote consumers’ rights and demand that the law and companies protect __________ rights. Also on this day, campaigns take place to highlight the social injustices that __________ consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, the __________ of hazardous technologies and production processes, and the sale of harmful products. Previous campaigns have __________ on junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for all to energy, and corporate __________ of the food chain.
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The website Consumers International.org __________ World Consumer Rights Day has its origins in the 1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four __________ consumer rights: The right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be __________. The website has added __________ four to these: The right to satisfaction of basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the right to a __________ environment. Kennedy also defined who __________ are: “Consumers, by definition, include us all….They are the largest economic group, affecting and affected by __________ every public and private economic decision. Yet they are the only important group... whose __________ are often not heard.” Be heard today.
heard almost basic consumers another states views healthy
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual daily / day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, ever / even in today’s world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever / even since. It also aims to promote consumers’ rights and demand that the law and companies protect these / this rights. Also on this day, campaigns taken / take place to highlight the social injustices that abuse consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, the use / useful of hazardous technologies and production processes, and the sale of harmful products. Previous campaigns / campaign have focused on junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for all / every to energy, and corporate control of the food chain.
The website Consumers International.org nations / states World Consumer Rights Day has its original / origins in the 1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four basics / basic consumer rights: The right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be listened / heard. The website has added another four to these: The right to satisfaction of basis / basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the right to a healthy environment. Kennedy also defined / definition who consumers are: “Consumers, by definition, include us all….They are the largest economic group, affected / affecting and affected by almost every public and private economic decision. Yet they are the only important group... whose view / views are often not heard.” Be heard today.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day for (1) ____ to get together and know they have rights, even in today’s world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has (2) ____ ever since. It also aims to promote consumers’ rights and demand that the law and companies (3) ____ these rights. Also on this day, campaigns take place to highlight the social injustices that (4) ____ consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, the use of hazardous technologies and production processes, and the sale of (5) ____ products. Previous campaigns have focused on junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for all to energy, and corporate control of the food (6) ____.
The website Consumers International.org (7) ____ World Consumer Rights Day has its origins in the 1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four (8) ____ consumer rights: The right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. The website has added another four to (9) ____: The right to satisfaction of basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the right to a healthy environment. Kennedy also (10) ____ who consumers are: “Consumers, by definition, include us all….They are the largest economic group, affecting and affected by almost every public and private (11) ____ decision. Yet they are the only important group... whose (12) ____ are often not heard.” Be heard today.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
1.
(a)
consume
(b)
consumed
(c)
consumers
(d)
consumer
2.
(a)
grown
(b)
growth
(c)
growing
(d)
grew
3.
(a)
protection
(b)
protect
(c)
protected
(d)
protective
4.
(a)
abuses
(b)
abused
(c)
abuser
(d)
abuse
5.
(a)
harms
(b)
harmed
(c)
harmful
(d)
harm
6.
(a)
chain
(b)
rope
(c)
string
(d)
cord
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(a)
nations
(b)
states
(c)
territories
(d)
countries
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(a)
basics
(b)
basically
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basis
(d)
basic
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(a)
this
(b)
they
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these
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their
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(a)
definition
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defining
(c)
defines
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defined
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(a)
economic
(b)
economy
(c)
economical
(d)
economies
12.
(a)
view
(b)
views
(c)
viewpoint
(d)
viewers
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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The website Consumers International.org states World Consumer Rights Day has its origins in the
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campaigns have focused on junk food and children, unethical drug promotion, access for
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all to energy, and corporate control of the food chain.
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world of multinational corporations. It started in 1983 and has grown ever since. It also aims to promote consumers’
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economic decision. Yet they are the only important group... whose views are often not heard.” Be heard today.
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rights and demand that the law and companies protect these rights. Also on this day, campaigns take
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four to these: The right to satisfaction of basic needs, the right to redress, the right to education, and the
( )
of hazardous technologies and production processes, and the sale of harmful products. Previous
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all….They are the largest economic group, affecting and affected by almost every public and private
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1960s. Former US President John F. Kennedy created four basic consumer rights: The right to safety, the right
( )
right to a healthy environment. Kennedy also defined who consumers are: “Consumers, by definition, include us
( )
place to highlight the social injustices that abuse consumers’ rights. These can include unethical marketing, the use
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World Consumer Rights Day is an annual day for consumers to get together and know they have rights, even in today’s
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to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard. The website has added another
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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to consumers for day annual an together get
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since and It has started grown in ever 1983
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of the hazardous use technologies
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campaigns focused junk Previous have on food
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the of control corporate chain food
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Rights its the Consumer has in World Day origins 1960s
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Kennedy rights consumer basic four created
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added has website The these to four another
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consumers who defined also Kennedy are
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They group economic largest the are
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
Write five questions about World Consumer Rights Day in the table. Do this in pairs/groups. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
Without your partner, interview other students. Write down their answers.
STUDENT 1
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STUDENT 2
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STUDENT 3
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Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.
Return to your original partner(s) and share and talk about what you found out. Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.
WRITING
Write about World Consumer Rights Day for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Consumer Rights Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Consumer Rights Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Consumer Rights Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
Check your answers in "THE READING / TAPESCRIPT" section at the top of this page.
